On September 9, 1908, near this site,
Orville Wright carried aloft in
public his first passenger, Lt. Frank
P. Lahm, for a flight lasting 6
minutes and 24 seconds. Three days
later, he took Major George O. Squier
on a flight of 9 minutes and…

Orville Wright made his first heavier-than air
flight in Virginia at Fort Myer for the U.S.
Army on 3 Sept. 1908. He flew the plane
slightly more than a minute, reaching a
speed of 40 miles per hour. During the next
two weeks here, Wright bro…

Abner Doubleday
Col. to Bvt. Major General
U.S. Army
Major General Volunteers
1819 1893
He was graduated at West Point
1842
1848 Mexican War
1852 Commissioner to Mexico
1854 Indian Hostilities in Texas
1856 Indian Hostilities in Florid…

Original marker:The officers and crew attached to the U. S. Steamer Lancaster, Flag Officer J. B. Montgomery, on her first cruise in these seas, erect this monument in memory of shipmates who died and are buried here.
Bronze marker added after …

(front)
R Adams Cowley
1st Lieutenant Medical Corps
United States Army
July 15, 1917 - October 27, 1991
Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is to save one
Abraham Lincoln
(back)
A cardiothoracic and trauma surgeon who…

In memory of
the American-Armenian Volunteer
who fell in the defense of freedom
and human rights
Argonne-Arara
Presented by
Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
of America on behalf of the Armenian Survivors
April 28, 1985

England's King Charles I granted the entire Potomac River to Maryland in 1632. Four centuries later Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia were still arguing over their mutual boundary.Alexander's Island was one controversial site. It wa…

Dedicated to the memory of the members of the 23rd Regimental Combat Team missing or killed in action during the Korean War1950-1953Presented by the members of the 23rd Infantry RegimentKorean War Branch2nd Infantry Division Association2nd Infantr…

In honor of the Redcatchers for their sacrifice and selfless dedication to duty in the Republic of Vietnam, 1966-1970.They shall remain a steadfast example in the hearts of their fellow soldiers and countrymen.Insignia of the 199th Infantry Brigade

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